BIB_ID
301820
Accession number
MA 656.97
Creator
Marie-Amélie, Queen, consort of Louis-Philippe, King of the French, 1782-1866.
Display Date
1810 Nov. 28.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 22.6 cm
Notes
Dated "28 9bre 1810."
Labeled "No. 16" by Marie-Amélie.
Part of a large collection of letters from Queen Marie-Amélie to her former governess la baronne de Mandell. Letters have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Labeled "No. 16" by Marie-Amélie.
Part of a large collection of letters from Queen Marie-Amélie to her former governess la baronne de Mandell. Letters have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. before 1913.
Summary
Asking after her; mentioning taking care of an affair on her behalf; informing her of her family's health; saying that she was thrilled to be reunited with her husband [Louis Philippe] after a five-month absence; mentioning getting her son [Ferdinand] vaccinated; saying that she may be pregnant for the second time; sending news of their acquaintances.
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